Detroit Lions quarterback posted a fiery rant on social media, blasting Barry Sanders, Eminem, and others over the way he was portrayed in a new documentary.
“Bye Bye Barry” is a documentary that was released earlier this week and covers the career of legendary Lions running back Barry Sanders.
Sanders spent 10 seasons with the Lions, gaining 18,190 total yards and scoring 109 touchdowns. Two of the primary topics in the documentary are Sanders’ abrupt retirement and the team’s lack of playoff success during his career.
The documentary includes comments from rapper Eminem, actor Jeff Daniels, former Lions head coach Wayne Fontes. All three talked about how they wish Sanders would have had more support on Detroit’s roster, and quarterback play was definitely brought up as an issue.
Well, the quarterback from that era, Scott Mitchell, watched the documentary, and he didn’t appreciate those insinuations.
In a Facebook post about “Bye Bye Barry,” Mitchell wrote that Sanders had everything he needed to win a Super Bowl in Detroit.
Mitchell played for the Lions from 1994-1998, throwing for 12,647 yards, 79 touchdowns, and 57 interceptions. He completed 56.7% of his passes and averaged 6.8 yards per attempt.
The Lions went 27-30 when Mitchell played those five seasons.
Sanders played in six playoff games during his career, rushing for 386 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 4.2 yards per carry in those games. The Lions went 1-5.
